Launch Complex 43 (LC-43) at
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida was a launch complex used by American
sounding rocket
A sounding rocket or rocketsonde, sometimes called a research rocket or a suborbital rocket, is an instrument-carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub-orbital flight. The rockets are used to ...
s between 1962 and 1984. It supported 2,038 sounding rocket launches. In 1984, sounding rocket launches moved to
LC-47
The Douglas C-47 Skytrain or Dakota ( RAF, RAAF, RCAF, RNZAF, and SAAF designation) is a military transport aircraft developed from the civilian Douglas DC-3 airliner. It was used extensively by the Allies during World War II and remained ...
, and LC-43 was demolished to make way for
Launch Complex 46, which was built near the site.
References
External links
Cape Canaveral virtual tour
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
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